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>>> EVERY
>>> EVERY 10 FIGURES, THE U.S. CONSTITUTION MANDATES THAT
EVERY PERSON BE COUNTED.
THE 2020 CENSUS OFFICIALLY
BEGINS APRIL 21st.
BEFORE THAT, WASHINGTON
HOUSEHOLDS WILL RECEIVE AN
INVITATION IN THE MAIL TO
RESPOND TO THE SENSES.
HERE WITH SENSES 101 IS TAYLOR
WONG, WASHINGTON STATE'S
PARTNER TO THE SPECIALIST FOR
THE SENSES.
THE SENSES. THAT'S QUITE THE TITLE.
LET'S START WITH THE VERY
BASICS.
BASICS.
BASICS. WHAT IS THE CENSUS?
>> AS YOU MENTIONED, IT'S PART
OF THE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE
1, SECTION 2 OF THE
CONSTITUTION THAT MANDATES WEEK
COUNT ON RESIDENTS EVERY 10
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. THE REASON WE DO THAT IS FOR
THREE MAIN PURPOSES.
ONE IS FOR REPRESENTATION IN
CONGRESS.
CONGRESS.
CONGRESS. IT DETERMINES HOW MANY
CONGRESSIONAL SEATS EVERY
STATE RECEIVES, BASED ON THE
POPULATION COUNT.
POPULATION COUNT. >> WHICH IS HUGE.
>> WHICH IS HUGE.
REPRESENTATION.
REPRESENTATION. THE SECOND IS FOR RE-VOTING
DISTRICTS IN YOUR ESTATE.
AND SO EVERY STATE, ONCE THEY
GET THE RESULTS, THEY TEND TO
REDRAW THEIR DISTRICTS.
AND THE THIRD AND MOST
IMPORTANT ONE IS FOR FUNDING.
IT'S FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ALLOCATING FEDERAL FUNDING TO
STATES, BASED ON THE
POPULATION.
POPULATION. SO EACH INDIVIDUAL WILL RECEIVE
A SET AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT
IS ALLOCATED TO THE STATES.
AND THOSE FEDERAL FUNDING
DOLLARS GO TO SUPPORT, IN OUR
STATE, ABOUT 54 DIFFERENT
PROGRAMS, FEDERAL PROGRAMS,
EDUCATION, INFRASTRUCTURE,
EDUCATION, INFRASTRUCTURE, EARLY CHILDHOOD, SENIOR CARE,
A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
>> THAT'S HUGE.
>> IT'S HUGE.
>> THAT'S WHY IT'S IN THE
CONSTITUTION, RIGHT?
CONSTITUTION, RIGHT? IT BASICALLY DETERMINES HOW
YOUR VOICE GETS HURT AND WHAT
MONEY COMES INTO THE COMMUNITY
TO HELP.
TO HELP.
TO HELP. THAT IS AMAZING.
SO IT STARTS IN APRIL 1st.
>> TECHNICALLY, THE OFFICIAL
DATE IS APRIL 1st.
BUT PROBABLY STARTING THIS
MONTH AND GOING INTO FEBRUARY,
YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF
INFORMATION ON TV, ON ADS,
JUST GETTING EVERYONE AWARE,
DOING OUTREACH TO RESIDENTS.
AND THEN ABOUT MID-MARCH IS
WHEN YOU START RECEIVING
INVITATIONS TO RESPOND ONLINE.
AND AS WELL AS PAPER FORMS
THAT WILL BE MAILED TO YOU.
>> AND IS ONLINE NEW THIS
YEAR?
YEAR?
YEAR? >>
YEAR? >> IT IS NEW THIS YEAR.
>> OKAY, COOL.
WE CAN DO IT ONLINE.
>> IT'S A VERY EASY PROCESS
THAT ANYBODY CAN GO ONLINE AND
ANSWER ONLINE.
ANSWER ONLINE. >> THAT IS VERY EXCITING.
A LOT OF PEOPLE PROBABLY HAVE
PRIVACY CONCERNS, RIGHT?
LIKE WE RIGHT NOW ARE ALL VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT OUR PRIVACY,
ABOUT THINGS GETTING BREACHED
AND WHO IS LOOKING AT WHAT.
WHO IS SEEING THIS
INFORMATION, AND WHAT ARE THEY
DOING WITH IT?
>> ALL OF THE CENSUS
INFORMATION AND PERSONAL DATA
IS PROTECTED BY THE U.S.
CALLED TITLE 13.
AND ALL OF US THAT ARE
INVOLVED IN THE U.S., WE TAKE
AN OATH TO NEVER REVEAL ANY
PERSONAL INFORMATION.
PERSONAL INFORMATION. AND BY LAW, IF YOU DO, YOU GET
FINED 250,000, JAIL TIME AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. SO
WELL. SO ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT
IS COLLECTED IS USED FOR
STATISTICAL DATA ONLY.
AND NONE OF THE PERSONAL
INFORMATION IS RELEASED.
THE ONLY TIME IT IS RELEASED
IS 72 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF
THE CENSUS.
THE CENSUS. YOU FILLED OUT THAT FORM.
>> AND I WILL BE LONG GONE BY
THEN.
THEN.
THEN. >>
THEN. >> HOPEFULLY YOU WON'T.
>> AND THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF
MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT THIS
YEAR'S CENSUS BECAUSE THERE
WAS SOME TALK ABOUT
CITIZENSHIP WESTERNS BEING PUT
ON IT.
ON IT.
ON IT. NOW THAT'S NOT HAPPENING.
AND EVERYBODY NEEDS TO KNOW
THERE IS NO CITIZENSHIP
QUESTION.
QUESTION.
QUESTION. >> CITIZENSHIP QUESTION IS NOT
ON THE FORM IN ANY WAY OR
PURPOSE.
PURPOSE.
PURPOSE. IT WAS RULED BY THE SUPREME
COURT, AND SO THAT CITIZENSHIP
QUESTION IS NOT ON THE FORM AT
ALL.
ALL.
ALL. >>
ALL. >> BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF
COMMUNITIES THAT MAY BE
VULNERABLE, WHERE PEOPLE ARE
FEELING LIKE, WELL, I CAN'T
FILL THIS OUT.
THAT COULD REALLY HURT THEM.
>> IT COULD.
IT HURTS THE COMMUNITIES, IT
HURTS OUR STATES.
AGAIN, IT GOES TO
REPRESENTATION AND FEDERALLY
FUNDED DOLLARS.
FUNDED DOLLARS. AND SO PART OF A LOT OF THE
WORK THAT WE AS THE SENSES DO,
INCLUDING MYSELF IS, THERE IS
A WHOLE TEAM OF US.
1500 OF US ACROSS THE NATION.
WE GO OUT AND WE DO OUTREACH,
JUST LIKE I'M DOING TODAY,
SHARING INFORMATION FOR YOU
AND YOUR AUDIENCE.
BUT WE DO OUTREACH TO
COMMUNITIES, WE DO OUTREACH TO
DIFFERENT CULTURES, DIFFERENT
COMMUNITY GROUPS, TO GET
INFORMATION AND TO GET THE
RIGHT INFORMATION OUT.
THAT IT IS SAFE, IT IS
CONFIDENTIAL, AND IT IS A
CIVIC DUTY THAT WE ALL NEED TO
TAKE PART IN.
>> AND WHAT'S AN EXAMPLE THAT
YOU USE FOR PEOPLE WHEN YOU'RE
TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THE
IMPORTANCE OF WHY WE ARE DOING
THIS?
THIS?
THIS? HOW
THIS? HOW IT APPLIES TO THEIR LIFE?
>> WELL, I GO BACK TO THE
FUNDING DOLLARS.
FUNDING DOLLARS. FOR EXAMPLE, I MENTIONED
FUNDING DOLLARS GO TO SUPPORT
A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
THERE IS A GEORGE WASHINGTON
STUDY, FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY, THAT ESTIMATES
ABOUT $2000 PER INDIVIDUAL
ANNUALLY THAT WE RECEIVE AS A
COUNTED RESIDENT OF WASHINGTON.
AND WE STAND TO LOSE THAT
AMOUNT.
AMOUNT.
AMOUNT. THAT DOLLAR GOES TO FUND
COMMUNITIES.
COMMUNITIES. IT FUNDS THE SCHOOLS, THE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, COLLEGES,
IT FUNDS SENIOR CARE, IT FUNDS
HEALTHCARE.
HEALTHCARE. A NUMBER OF OTHER PROGRAMS.
EVEN CLEAN WATERWAYS FOR OUR
SALMON AND OUR STATE.
SO IT GOES BACK TO THE DOLLAR,
AND REALLY TRYING TO CONNECT
FOLKS IN THAT COMMUNITY WITH
WHAT'S HAPPENING, AND HOW THE
CENSUS GOES TO SUPPORT THEM.
AND OF COURSE, REPRESENTATION
AND MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IN
D.C.
D.C.
D.C. >>
D.C. >> AND THIS YEAR SINCE WE ARE
ABLE TO DO IT ONLINE, ARE WE
STILL GOING TO SEE PEOPLE GO
DOOR TO DOOR?
>> WASHINGTON STATE IN 2010,
WE HAD A GREAT RESPONSE RATE.
>> OH, THEY DID?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. SO WE COUNT THE SELF RESPONSE
RATE WHICH IS WHAT WE WANT YOU
TO DO.
TO DO.
TO DO. TO
TO DO. TO GO AHEAD AND SELF RESPOND.
WE HAD A 76% RATE, COMPARED TO
THE NATIONAL 74%.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
WASHINGTON THIS YEAR, LET'S
BRING IT UP TO 81%.
>> IS THAT THE GOAL FOR THIS
YEAR?
YEAR?
YEAR? 81%?
81%?
81%? >>
81%? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. AS HIGH AS WE CAN.
BUT IF YOU DON'T SELF RESPOND,
THERE WILL BE SOMEONE WHO WILL
COME TO CHECK YOUR HOME TO GET
THE QUESTIONS ANSWERED, AND
THEY WILL MAKE EVERY ATTEMPT
TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE
COUNTED.
COUNTED.
COUNTED. AND AFTER FOUR OR FIVE
ATTEMPTS, IF THEY AREN'T ABLE
TO REACH YOU, THEN THEY WILL
DO THE BEST ESTIMATE FOR THE
HOUSEHOLD.
HOUSEHOLD. SO WE WILL TRY TO COUNT EVERY
RESIDENT IN WASHINGTON STATE.
WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO WITH
OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT IS
HELP YOU SELF RESPOND.
>> HOW DO YOU KNOW IF THEY ARE
LEGITIMATE WHEN THEY COME TO
YOUR DOOR?
YOUR DOOR? >> THEY WILL HAVE CENSUS
BADGES.
BADGES.
BADGES. THEY WILL IDENTIFY THEMSELVES.
>> YOU SAY, SHOW ME YOUR
BADGE.
BADGE.
BADGE. >>
BADGE. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. A VERY BIG MOVIE MOMENT,
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? THAT'S